The Senior Director is an experienced leader within a TherapeuticArea Center of Excellence, and is expected to leverage that experience to enable a team to grow a portfolio of innovative and profitable business, and/or oversee the design of effective and differentiated strategies for operational delivery with clients and internal experts and/or oversee the portfolio of clinical studies being conducted in a therapeutic area within the CDCS, Phase II-IV business. As such the Senior Director is expected to establish and grow client relationships, be seen as an industry leader, be an effective line manager, and engage as a leader and subject matter expert in relevant process improvement and change management activities.

Essential Job Duties:

Commercial Acumen

Has a good understanding of the industry, market and our clients and presents Covance’s medical and scientific capabilities to clients. Leads growth within the Therapeutic Area; designs and develops winning trial solutions that result in a growing, profitable portfolio of business in the TA

Markets and supports Covance’s capability, visibility and position through publications, investigator networks, presentations at conferences, meetings and TA specific-webinars

Leadership

Engages with Covance’s leadership to help drive and implement TA-specific initiatives, including cross TA and functional integrated opportunities, to grow and expand the Therapeutic Area.

Helps to define and implement the TA vision and strategy; translates this into key initiatives and priorities; develops and delivers against TA operating plans & project plans; able to achieve results in a global, virtual and complex environment; tracks and measures progress.

Partners with peers ensuring consistency (quality, standards, policies, processes and practices) across the portfolio in the TA and across TAs

Leads by Example in building and sustaining a scalable organization; creates a forward looking culture of ownership and accountability; delegates for development and growth; identifies and sets up high performers for success; is self-aware and a learner.

Contributes to the TA commercial, operational, medical and scientific leadership and direction, leveraging expertise from other functions as required

Ensures development and delivery of TA & program-specific training is delivered appropriately

Participates in training opportunities to advance knowledge of TA, drug development, and GCP by attending scientific conferences and maintain current literature review.

Education/Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required.

Advance degree, PhD and/or MBA preferred

Experience

Minimum Required:

10 or more years of drug development and clinical research experience (pharmaceutical, biotech or CRO), preferably including 3 or more years leading PII-PIV clinical trials in respective Therapeutic Area

2 or more years global leadership experience, ideally in a complex, virtual and matrix environment leading large multi-functional teams

Broader level client relationships and business development experience

Demonstrated vision, strategy and growth experience

Financial acumen (P&L, budget, forecast, resources etc.)

Job Number2018-19862

Job CategoryOther

Position TypeFull-Time

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